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  1.                 From en.wiktionary.org:
                    

    ** English

    [wikipedia] right right

    *** Alternative forms

    - [en] - [en]

    *** Noun

    [en-noun]

    1. [en] A screwlike device invented by Greek mathematician Archimedes, ca. 200 [B.C.E.] , which when twisted inside a cylinder, raises water from a lower level to a higher level, allowing irrigation of fields.

    **** Translations

    [A screwlike device that raises water]

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    [en] [en]